Invalid-rest.



T. ANDERSON.

INVALID REST.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. 1914.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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THYR-A ANDERSON, OF SAL-INA, KANSAS.

INVALID-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914..

Application filed. April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,807.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THYRA ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salina, in the county of Saline and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Invalid-Rests, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention appertains to that type of invalid rests comprising abase frame and a rest frame mounted thereon and adapted to be held in anadjusted inclined position by means of a brace intermediate the twoframes.

The invention is designed mainly as an arm rest, the rest frame beingprovided with a web peculiarly applied thereto so as to form ahammock-like support for a pillow, and extended to provide a suspensionfold to which the pillow may be readily attached.

While the rest means is designed mainly to support an arm which has beeninjured or diseased, it is contemplated that the said means may beutilized for other purposes where the principle of construction andoperation might be appropriately employed.

An especial object of the invention has been to so design the rest thatthe brace means by which the rest frame is held at adjusted positions isadapted to carry a looking member engageable with the rest and braceframes to hold said parts collapsed compactly together when not in use.

For a full understanding of the present invention reference is to be hadto the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention. Fig.2 is a side elevation showing the device collapsed. Fig. 3 is a rear endview of the same as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of the device arranged in operative position, the pillowadapted to be supported therefrom being illustrated in dotted lines.Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken approximately on the line 5-5 ofFig. 2. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing more clearly themethod of applying the locking member to the adjusting brace.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification A is the base frameand B the rest frame. These frames are approximately rectangular inshape and the sides of the base frame A are formed with the notches 1 atintervals in their length and 7 adjacent to the rear end of saidframe.

Hinges or similar connections 2 are used to attach the frame B to theframe A and are located at the front ends of said frames in such amanner that the frame B may readily fold down upon the frame A when theparts are collapsed as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5.

As above promised, the rest frame B has a hammock-like support 3attached thereto, the same consisting of a web of canvas or similar.material secured to the opposite ends of the frame and to the sides bydetachable strips 4 or equivalent means. From its point of attachment tothe lower end of the frame the web of the support 3 passes upwardbeneath the upper or rear end of the frame B then over said end beneaththe adjacent strip 4. This upper end of the said web is then folded uponitself to provide the loose suspension fold 5 the end of the web at thispoint being clamped beneath the rearmost strip 4 above that portion indirect contact with the rear end of the frame B. This suspension fold 5is so arranged as to facilitate the ready pinning of a pillow or similarsupport thereto, it

being the intention that the arm of an in valid may rest directly on thepillow after the rest frame B has been adjusted properly.

Y The adjustment of the frame B is accomplished by the use of a brace Cemployed in a manner heretofore proposed in this art. Said brace C is ofbail-like or U-form, its ends being provided with journals 6 mounted insuitable bearings 7 on the under surface of the frame B. The lower orouter end of the brace C is adapted to engage in any laterally alinedpair of the notches 1 in an obvious manner to accomplish the desiredresults. On the cross piece C of the brace C is carried a small lockingmember 8 in the form of a double spring catch pivoted intermediate itsends to'said cross piece and formed with the end catches 9 manipulatinghandle for the brace should c the latter have to be handled from therear ,between the frames for holding the rest;

i r .frame at. different adjustments, and a sup-'1 port on the restframe comprising a web se- 1 cured to one end of the frame and passinglongitudinally of the latter beneath the other end of the same, thenbeing extended,

over the last named end and folded upon "itself to provide a suspensionfold, said sup-; port being slightly bellied intermediate the ends ofthe frame, and "means for attaching the support to the frame.

2. In an invalid rest, the combination of a base frame, a rest frame, ahinged connection between corresponding ends of said frames permittingthe same to be collapsed one upon the other, a braceintermediate .Copiesof this patent may be obtained for said frames for holding the restframe in an adjusted pos1t1on, sa1d brace comprlsmg a cross bar and alocking member carried bysaid cross bar and engageable with the freeends of the frames to hold the latter in collapsed condition.

3. In an invalid rest, the combination of a base frame, a rest frame, ahinged connection between corresponding ends of said frames permittingthe same'to be collapsed one upon the other, a brace member pivoted tothe rest frame and of U-form comprising a cross bar, the base framebeing provided w th notches to be engaged by sa1d cross bar of thebrace, and a locklng member mter mediate the ends of said cross bar andcomprising yielding catches cap-able of engaglng over the free ends ofthe frames when the latter are collapsed one upon the other to lock theframes together and preventmovement of the brace.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses. v

' THYRA ANDERSON.

lVitnesses:

' MINNIE llomvromsr,

TENA HOLMQUIST.

Washington, D. G.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, I

